Hospitals are overburdened with referrals – this is why they should push back
Most of those referrals will be “appropriate”, such as for those requiring a joint replacement for an arthritic…
‘I blamed my toddler’s cough on childhood bug – but it was warning sign for what killed her’
A heartbroken mum is urging parents never to ignore a lingering cough – as it was the first…
Critically ill patient threatened over hospital parking ticket in Hull
Mr Matthews, a retired architect from Elloughton, East Yorkshire, said the family were paying £7.20 a week for…
Super-fit gym-goer died after collapsing during a workout aged 36
Stu Grant was born with a condition many people have without knowing itNeil Shaw Assistant Editor (Money and…
Major update for anyone taking Atorvastatin and Simvastatin in UK
A massive new study has revealed the impact of the drugs on dementia 14:52, 31 Aug 2026Updated 09:43,…
‘Doctors said cancer was going to kill me – so I cut one thing out of my diet’
A dad given months to live after receiving an incurable cancer diagnosis claims cutting out one thing has…
NHS ‘thunderstorm’ alert for people with these conditions – full list
The NHS has issued a warning to people with certain conditions 09:26, 29 Aug 2026Updated 10:02, 29 Aug…
Britain’s longest living child liver transplant patient is loving life – 36 years after op
Robert Blades had two liver transplants in 1989 when he was a child and is now the longest…
Govt bans fixed-dose combo drugs with chlorpheniramine, phenylephrine for under 4yrs
The Union ministry of health and family welfare on Saturday announced that it has banned Fixed Dose Combinations…
Influenza A surge: Flu patients face corridor beds and 10-hour waits
“They are so incredibly under-resourced,” she said. In the past fortnight, a surge of influenza A cases has…
NHS transplant patients hail ‘extremely helpful’ new initiative that could cut rejections and deaths
The major new hospitals initiative has been welcomed by people who have been waiting on the UK’s transplant…
Man almost died and was left in four-day coma after bite by UK spider
Doctors said they may have to amputate his armNeil Shaw Assistant Editor (Money and Lifestyle) 06:58, 14 Aug…